Tapeworm Species Details

Viscachataenia quadrata (Linstow, 1904) Denegri, Dopchiz, Elissondo & Beveridge, 2003
Cyclophyllidea: Anoplocephalidae: Anoplocephalinae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 6435
Order Cyclophyllidea
Family Anoplocephalidae
Subfamily Anoplocephalinae
Genus Viscachataenia
Species quadrata
Authority (Linstow, 1904) Denegri, Dopchiz, Elissondo & Beveridge, 2003
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Cittotaenia quadrata Linstow, 1904; Mosgovoyia viscaciae Spasskii, 1951; Ctenotaenia quadrata (Linstow, 1904) Spasskii, 1951; Cittotaenia viscaciae (Spasskii, 1951) Beveridge, 1978.
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified Yes
Verified By V. K. Haukisalmi
Citation(s)

Linstow, O.F.B. von. 1904. Neue Helminthen. Centralblatt für Bakteriologie und Parasitenkunde (I abt. Origin.) 37: 678-683.

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Denegri, G., M. C. Dopchiz, M. C. Elissondo, and I. Beveridge. 2003. Viscachataenia n. g., with the redescription of V. quadrata (von Linstow, 1904) n. comb. (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) in Lagidium viscacia (Rodentia: Chinchillidae) from Argentina. Systematic Parasitology 54: 81-88.

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Redescription

Denegri, G., M. C. Dopchiz, M. C. Elissondo, and I. Beveridge. 2003. Viscachataenia n. g., with the redescription of V. quadrata (von Linstow, 1904) n. comb. (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) in Lagidium viscacia (Rodentia: Chinchillidae) from Argentina. Systematic Parasitology 54: 81-88.

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Scientific Name Notes Synonyms according to Denegri et al (2003).

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
06/08/2010 Created V. K. Haukisalmi
09/02/2014Modified
04/22/2021ModifiedV. Haukisalmi
02/23/2022ModifiedV. Haukisalmi

Type Host

Host Class Mammalia
Host Order Rodentia
Host Family Chinchillidae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Lagidium
Species peruanum
Subspecies
Type Host
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Genus Lagidium
Species peruanum
Subspecies
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Type Locality

Country Peru
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Specimens

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Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.